Several years ago I was prepared to purchase¹ swear.by so I could use foo.to.swear.by for a variety of foo. After receiving a printed application from the government of Belarus, I decided to quickly educate myself about life there. I'm glad I did. It made me decide not to get the domain name. I couldn't give that government any money in good conscience.

I know it hurts to let a domain name go, especially if you're using it, but I urge you not to renew. That government doesn't deserve our money.

¹Let's face it, rent is the correct term.